Under Temple Meads Station

Another day out with English Heritage as we explored the tunnels under this famous station which is Listed Grade 1. Bristol Temple Meads opened on 31st August 1840 as the rail terminus of the Great Western Railway London Paddington Line. The Station Manager showed led the tour. In the 1870s the station was expanded by Frances Fox into the station that is used today, with another extension being completed between 1930 and 1935. In World War 2 the station was bombed, which caused extensive damage to the clock tower meaning that the church spire on top of the clock tower was lost. The tour will visit the extensive wine cellars and storage immediately underneath the station, where there is also a rather posh Air Raid Shelter . We also visited St Redcliffe Church before the tour began, hence photo one.